Title: Agricultural Information Needs of Women Farmers in South-Western Nigeria: Lessons for Effective Extension Delivery
Abstract: This study determined the specific agricultural information needs of women farmers across the ago-ecological zones of south western Nigeria. A stratified andmulti-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 347 women farmers that were duly registered with the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Delta States. Frequency counts, percentages, chi-square analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the generated data Findings reveal that 43.3% of the respondents are between 41 and 50 years, and that 83.4% are married. Cassava and maize are the major crops grown by the women farmers (100%). Furthermore, findings reveal that women farmers to a “large extent need information pertaining to improved seeds (64.0%) and cooperative association (57.3%) while 56.8% do not need information on government regulations. Results of inferential statistics indicate that educational level is not significantly related to agricultural information needs (y? =0.35; p > 0.05). Hoyvever, there is a significant relationship between age and womenfarmers agricultural information needs (g2= 16,87, p 0-05). Therefore extension delivery packages to womenfarmers should layparticular emphasis on agricultural information relating to improvedseeds andcooperative associations.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['doaj']
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